copier

[kop-ee-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that copies; copyist.

2. photocopier.

3. copying machine.

copier

/ ˈkɒpɪə /

noun

1. a person or device that copies

2. another word for copyist

Word History and Origins

Origin of copier¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; copy + -er ¹

Example Sentences

With a press of a button—whoosh!—Xerox copiers could crank out as many copies as users might want.

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Because he was literally the guy printing the papers, working the copiers.

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“There has long been this kind narrative that China is a copier of US innovation, but I think this was really showing there is transformative work coming out of AI labs.”

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“He looked at me and said, `Are you some sort of a high-end gambler or something?’” asked the guy working the copier.

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The way computers, cellphones, stereos, printers and copiers were being disposed of previously was to simply add them to a landfill without reusing salvageable parts.

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